AHSEC| CLASS 12| ECONOMICS| QUESTION PAPER - 2017| H.S. 2ND YEAR

 

AHSEC| CLASS 12| ECONOMICS| QUESTION PAPER - 2017| H.S. 2ND YEAR

2017
ECONOMICS
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

 

PART - A

1. (a) Define service. 1

(b) Fill in the blank:

The allocation of ____________resources and distribution of the final goods and services are the central problems of any economy. 1

(c) What is a demand function?

(d) What happens to total product when marginal product is zero? 1

(e) What does a vertical supply curve imply? 1

(f) Why is average total cost (ATC) greater than average variable cost (AVC)?

2. State the meaning of microeconomics and macroeconomics. 2

3. Why does a budget line slope downward? 2

4. If the total utilities of 4 and 5 units of a commodity for a consumer are 56 and 60 respectively, calculate the marginal utility of 4 units of it for him. 2

Or

"Monopoly firm is a price maker" - Explain.

13. Explain the two basic conditions of consumer's equilibrium assuming that the consumer consumes only two goods. 6

Or

Explain the concepts of change in quantity demanded and change in demand using suitable diagrams.

14. The demand and supply functions of a firm under perfectly competitive market are given below:

Qd = 200 - 2P and

Qs = - 100 + 3P

Find: (i) The equilibrium price and output.

(ii) If due to increased cost, the supply function becomes Qs = 200 + 3P, what will be the changes in equilibrium Price and Output? 3+3=6

Or

The total cost (TC) and price (P) at different units of output of a monopolist are given below:

(i) Find out the total revenue (TR), marginal revenue (MR) and marginal cost (MC) schedules.

(ii) Find out the equilibrium quantity of output. (1+2+2) + 1=6

Q

TC

P

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

20

35

45

51

58

66

76

88

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

 

PART – B

 

15. (a) What is the alternative name of macroeconomics? 1

(b) What is the significance of the 450 line in Keynesian income determination model? 1

(c) What is the value of MPC when MPS is zero? 1

(d) What is foreign exchange rate? 1

(e) What is meant by appreciation of the currency of a country? 1

(f) What is invisible trade? 1

16. Give any two examples of macroeconomic variable. 3

17. State the concept of depreciation in the context of national income accounting. 2

18. If the marginal propensity to save (s) of economy is 0.3, find out the value of the income multiplier. 2

19. State any two measures of fiscal policy to correct the problem of excess demand in an economy. 2

20. Give the concept of full employment equilibrium. 2

21. What is deficit financing? 2

22. What are the four factors of production? Write down the name of the remuneration to each of them. 2+2=4

23. Explain any four causes of disequilibrium in BOP. 4

Or

Distinguish between factor income and transfer income. 4

24. It is planned to increase national income by Rs. 1,000 crore in an economy. How much increase in investment is required to achieve this goal if MPC = 0.6? 4

25. What is the meaning of government budget? Distinguish between revenue receipts and capital receipts. 1+3=4

26. Point out two merits and two demerits of indirect tax. 2+2=4

27. Explain the income method of calculating GDP. 6

Or

Explain the relationship between investment multiplier and MPC.

28. Briefly explain any four functions of a commercial bank. 6

Or

Describe the speculative demand for money.

 

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